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This year it became undeniable that this "university" was nothing more than a thinktank training camp at the service of ultraright plutocrats like Joe Lonsdale.
>>My colleague told me that we needed to talk about a social-media post of mine that “had become a big problem.” I rarely post anything online, so I was confused about what he meant. Apparently, it had something to do with DEI, and had angered a major funder. <<
https://quillette.com/2025/05/16/is-the-university-of-austin-betraying-its-founding-principles/
#UniversityOfAustin #HigherEducation #USPolitics #EllieAvishai #RightWing #Texas
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>>...apparently, I had really triggered somebody that was sort of a powerful person in the university. And that evening, I was let go, and so was my whole team...<<
My guess is that the "sort of powerful person in the university" is none other than Joe Lonsdale himself.
#Universities #UniversityOfAustin #EllieAvishai #HigherEducation #JoeLonsdale